• DocumentCode
    1802876
  • Title

    Introductory Computing Construct Use in an End-User Programming Community

  • Author

    Dorn, Brian ; Tew, Allison Elliott ; Guzdial, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    23-27 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    27
  • Lastpage
    32
  • Abstract
    Previous studies of end-user programmers have indicated a reliance on related examples for learning. Accordingly, we analyzed the projects contained in an online community with respect to their use of introductory computing constructs. In general, the projects resemble those of novice programmers, implying the opportunity for supporting additional learning. Project authors´ attention to matters of intellectual property may also directly impact other end-users´ willingness to learn.
  • Keywords
    personal computing; end-user programming community; introductory computing; online community; Algorithms; Application software; Books; Computer graphics; Computer science; Data structures; Educational programs; Intellectual property; Java; Programming profession;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, 2007. VL/HCC 2007. IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Coeur d´Alene, ID
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-2987-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VLHCC.2007.35
  • Filename
    4351323